In my continuing quest to watch every Godzilla movie, I was pleased to bump into a true monster fest. Yes, "Destroy All Monsters" is that party. I fully admit that I am a Godzilla nut although as I watch the middle-to-late '60s Big-G flicks, I have been desperately trying to retain my strange fixation with the films. The most recent entries that I have watched have tested my patience (that would be "Son of Godzilla" and "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster"); but then along comes this Ishiro Honda-directed treat and all is again well in my irrational kaiju-obssesed little world. That's not to imply that "Destroy All Monsters" is a good movie, it's just that there's like a dozen monsters trampling assorted cities 'round the world. And above all else, that's why I watch these ridiculous flicks. Part of the satisfaction I got from "Destroy All Monsters" was the fact that I couldn't rent the movie anywhere. No Netflix, no Amazon, nothing. I actually bought the DVD as part of a two-pack. To add further to its charm, the DVD is a no frills, no extras, menu-less release by ADV Films. It's also got the worst English dub of a movie I think I've ever heard. But that actually adds even more to it's goofy low rent appeal.

I haven't mentioned much about the story. Somehow humans have herded all of the monsters to Monster Island. Aliens then release the monsters loose to wreak havoc on the Earth. That's about it.

There is really quite a lot of monster goodness here and it's welcome because many of the late '60s Godzilla movies were sorely lacking it.